Fresh Air

1. Best Of: Judd Apatow / Misty Copeland (2025-11-08)
2. Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Turns 50 (2025-11-07)
3. Trump's Options To Subvert The 2026 Midterms (2025-11-06)
4. Misty Copeland Begins A New Chapter (2025-11-05)
5. The Undoing Of The Department Of Justice (2025-11-04)
6. Richard Linklater: 'Filmmaking Is Problem Solving' (2025-11-03)
7. Best Of: Guillermo Del Toro / Cameron Crowe (2025-11-01)
8. The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’ (2025-10-31)
9. The ‘Shadow President’ Dismantling The Government (2025-10-30)
10. Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Defies Categorization (2025-10-29)
11. Judd Apatow Unpacks His Comedy Memorabilia (2025-10-28)
12. For Cameron Crowe, Being 'Uncool' Is A Badge Of Honor (2025-10-27)
13. Best Of: Malala Yousafzai / Ken Burns On The Revolutionary War (2025-10-25)
14. Remembering NPR 'Founding Mother' Susan Stamberg (2025-10-24)
15. Guillermo Del Toro Finally Makes His Own 'Frankenstein' (2025-10-23)
16. Confused By The U.S. Economy? You're Not Alone (2025-10-22)
17. Malala Yousafzai On Breaking Rules & Finding Her Way (2025-10-21)
18. Ken Burns On The American Revolution (2025-10-20)
19. Best Of: Julian Brave NoiseCat / Laufey (2025-10-18)
20. A Girl Grows Up In The Epicenter Of Gay Liberation (2025-10-17)
21. A Story Of Indigenous Survival & Resurgence (2025-10-16)
22. How Trump’s Transactional Nature Led To The Ceasefire (2025-10-15)
23. Remembering Diane Keaton (2025-10-14)
24. Mitch Albom Is A 'Walking Example Of A Second Chance' (2025-10-13)
25. Best Of: Dwayne Johnson / Comic Cristela Alonzo (2025-10-11)
26. Jane Goodall (2025-10-10)
27. National Guard Deployment In American Cities (2025-10-09)
28. Laufey Is Unapologetically Herself (2025-10-08)
29. 'Dopesick' Writer Returns To Her 'Fractured' Hometown (2025-10-07)
30. Poet Ada Limón On Writing In Uncertain Times (2025-10-06)
31. Best Of: Scarlett Johansson & June Squibb / Mark Ronson (2025-10-04)
32. Al Pacino & Sidney Lumet: 'Dog Day Afternoon' At 50 (2025-10-03)
33. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (2025-10-02)
34. Implications Of The DOJ Targeting The President’s Critics (2025-10-01)
35. Mark Ronson On DJing In The '90s (2025-09-30)
36. Comic Cristela Alonzo (2025-09-29)
37. Best Of: Samin Nosrat / Elizabeth Gilbert (2025-09-27)
38. Jimmy Kimmel's Path To Late Night (2025-09-26)
39. Scarlett Johansson & June Squibb On 'Eleanor The Great' (2025-09-25)
40. Samin Nosrat Is Embracing 'Good Things' (2025-09-23)
41. Elizabeth Gilbert On Love, Loss, And Liberation (2025-09-22)
42. Best Of: Jude Law / Pedro Pascal (2025-09-20)
43. Robert Redford, Over The Years (2025-09-19)
44. Jude Law (2025-09-18)
45. How Charlie Kirk Became A Voice Of Conservative Youth (2025-09-17)
46. Mary Roach On Our Remarkable, Replaceable Bodies (2025-09-16)
47. The Cost Of Gun Violence On Black Life (2025-09-15)
48. Terry Gross On 50 Years Of Fresh Air (Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso) (2025-09-14)
49. Best Of: Rob Reiner On 'Spinal Tap II' / Billy Strings (2025-09-14)
50. Inside Netflix's 'Adolescence' (2025-09-12)
51. NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner (2025-09-11)
52. The Future Of Free And Fair Elections (2025-09-10)
53. Rob Reiner's 'Spinal Tap' Still Goes To 11 (2025-09-09)
54. Bluegrass Star Billy Strings (2025-09-08)
55. Best Of : Jane Fonda / Spike Lee (2025-09-06)
56. Noah Wyle, Star Of 'The Pitt' (2025-09-05)
57. How Does Pain Work? Dr. Sanjay Gupta Explains (2025-09-04)
58. RFK Jr.'s Impact On Americans' Health (2025-09-03)
59. Jane Fonda Is Not Backing Down (2025-09-02)
60. Roots of Rock and R&B: Dion and Allen Toussaint (2025-09-01)
61. Roots of R&B: Charles Brown & Ray Charles (2025-08-30)
62. Roots of R&B: 'Stand By Me' (2025-08-29)
63. Roots of R&B: Johnny Otis & Etta James (2025-08-27)
64. Roots of Rock: Sun Records & Johnny Cash (2025-08-26)
65. Roots Of Rock: "Blue Suede Shoes" (2025-08-25)
66. Remembering Actor Terence Stamp (2025-08-22)
67. Robert Reich: The Baby Boomers Fell Short (2025-08-21)
68. The Dramatic Overhaul Of The Justice Dept. (2025-08-20)
69. Spike Lee On Dynamic Duos & Reimagining Kurosawa (2025-08-19)
70. Bowen Yang's 'Wicked' White Lie (2025-08-18)
71. Thomas Mallon (2025-08-15)
72. Best Of: AI's Writing Critique / The Rise And Fall Of Condé Nast (2025-08-15)
73. Pedro Pascal Got Fired A Lot (2025-08-14)
74. Musician Charley Crockett's Road From Busking To The Grammys (2025-08-13)
75. Jeff Hiller's Big Break Came In His 40s (2025-08-12)
76. Daniel Dae Kim Fakes His Own Death In 'Butterfly' (2025-08-12)
77. Best Of: Making 'Born To Run' / Why We Can't Sleep (2025-08-09)
78. Remembering Eddie Palmieri / Funk Innovator George Clinton (2025-08-08)
79. The Making Of Springsteen's 'Born To Run' (2025-08-07)
80. The Nihilistic War In Sudan (2025-08-06)
81. Sarah Silverman Gets the Last Laugh in 'PostMortem' (2025-08-06)
82. How The 1979 Revolution Transformed Iran (2025-08-04)
83. Best Of: Mariska Hargitay / Marc Maron (2025-08-02)
84. Correcting The Record On Elvis's Manager (2025-07-31)
85. Has NASA Ceded Its Mission To Elon Musk? (2025-07-30)
86. Comic Marc Maron On Grief, Cats, And Being Openhearted (2025-07-29)
87. Mariska Hargitay On Freeing Herself From Generational Trauma (2025-07-28)
88. Best Of: Actor Leslie Uggams / Martha's Vineyard's Indigenous Past & Present (2025-07-26)
89. Remembering Lyricist Alan Bergman / The 'Outrageous' Jessica Mitford (2025-07-25)
90. The Shifting Landscape Of Higher Education (2025-07-24)
91. A Chatbot Reacts To A Book About Tech (2025-07-23)
92. Leslie Uggams Looks Back On Her Decades In Show Business (2025-07-22)
93. Martha's Vineyard's Indigenous Past & Present (2025-07-21)
94. Best Of: Stacey Abrams / Raphael Saadiq (2025-07-19)
95. In The Dugout With Baseball All Stars (2025-07-18)
96. Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media (2025-07-18)
97. The Dominance & Decline Of The Condé Nast Magazine Empire (2025-07-17)
98. Rising Floods, Cuts To FEMA And Future Chaos (2025-07-16)
99. Stacey Abrams On American Autocracy & Her New Chapter (2025-07-15)
100. The 'Jailhouse Lawyer' Who Freed Innocent People — Including Himself (2025-07-14)
101. Best Of: A 'Failed' Child Star / A Novel About Pregnancy Post-Roe (2025-07-12)
102. Danzy Senna Writes Herself (& Other Mixed-Race People) Into Existence (2025-07-11)
103. SCOTUS & The Reconception Of American Constitutional Order (2025-07-10)
104. Doula & Novelist Leila Mottley On The Nuance Of Young Parenthood (2025-07-09)
105. Raphael Saadiq's Secret To Creative Success: 'Dare To Suck' (2025-07-08)
106. Can't Sleep? You're Not Alone (2025-07-07)
107. Best Of: 'Hamilton' Producer Jeffrey Seller / Ebon Moss-Bachrach On 'The Bear' (2025-07-05)
108. How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star (2025-07-04)
109. A 'Failed Child Star' Looks Back On Her Unconventional Childhood (2025-07-03)
110. How Communities, Families & The Economy Are Impacted By ICE (2025-07-02)
111. Remembering Renowned Broadcaster Bill Moyers (2025-07-01)
112. A Theater Kid's Path To Broadway Producer (2025-06-30)
113. Best Of: 'Hysterical' Podcaster / 'Seinfeld' Writer (2025-06-28)
114. Remembering War Correspondent Rod Nordland (2025-06-27)
115. Virgil Abloh's Unconventional Path To Luxury Fashion (2025-06-26)
116. Ebon Moss-Bachrach Takes Us Inside 'The Bear' Kitchen (2025-06-25)
117. Will Israel And The U.S. Attacks On Iran Affect Tehran's Regime? (2025-06-24)
118. Gen Z Is Having Less Sex. Why? (2025-06-23)
119. Best Of: Benicio del Toro / Molly Jong-Fast (2025-06-21)
120. Remembering Pioneer Of Gay Lit, Edmund White (2025-06-20)
121. Painter Titus Kaphar On 'Exhibiting Forgiveness' (2025-06-19)
122. Podcaster Dan Taberski's Investigation Into An Outbreak Of A Mysterious Illness (2025-06-18)
123. 'Seinfeld' Writer & 'Borat' Director Larry Charles (2025-06-17)
124. Witnessing Executions In America's Prisons (2025-06-16)
125. Best Of: Writer Ocean Vuong / Comic Atsuko Okatsuka (2025-06-14)
126. Remembering Brian Wilson, Leader Of The Beach Boys (2025-06-13)
127. Benicio del Toro On Living In Wes Anderson's World (2025-06-13)
128. Inside DOGE, Post Elon Musk (2025-06-11)
129. Molly Jong-Fast Grew Up With A Mother Addicted To Fame (2025-06-10)
130. Comic Atsuko Okatsuka Is Owning Her 'Freak' (2025-06-09)
131. Best Of: The Innovation Of 'I Love Lucy' / Mark Hamill (2025-06-07)
132. Why We Remember / 'Simpsons' Composer Alf Clausen (2025-06-06)
133. Ocean Vuong Sees Himself More As A Teacher Than A Writer (2025-06-06)
134. The Face-Off Between Harvard & The Trump Administration (2025-06-04)
135. To Shed Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill Turned To Voiceover Work (2025-06-03)
136. With 'I Love Lucy,' Desi Arnaz Changed TV Forever (2025-06-02)
137. Best Of: Sarah Silverman / Cole Escola (2025-05-31)
138. A Veteran Stunt Performer Shares Tricks Of The Trade (2025-05-30)
139. Sarah Silverman Finds The Funny In Grief (2025-05-29)
140. The Talented Mr. Vance (2025-05-28)
141. Author James Patterson On The Art Of Collaboration (2025-05-27)
142. Questlove On Sly Stone And The Burden Of Black Genius (2025-05-26)
143. Best Of: Education & A.I. / Having A Child In The Digital Age (2025-05-24)
144. Remembering Broadway Composer Charles Strouse (2025-05-23)
145. Walton Goggins Was Raised By A Village (2025-05-22)
146. Professors Are Using A.I., Too. Now What? (2025-05-21)
147. Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline (2025-05-20)
148. Cole Escola's 'Stupid' Dream Came True With 'Oh, Mary!' (2025-05-19)
149. Best Of: Ramy Youssef / Danny McBride (2025-05-17)
150. Zombies Frontman Colin Blunstone (2025-05-16)
151. Navigating The 'Wellness' Epidemic (2025-05-15)
152. His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen? (2025-05-14)
153. Ramy Youssef Animates A Muslim Family's Post-9/11 Life (2025-05-13)
154. 'Righteous Gemstones' Creator Danny McBride's Love Letter To The South (2025-05-12)
155. Best Of: Michelle Williams / Sarah Snook (2025-05-10)
156. R. Crumb, King Of Underground Comics (2025-05-09)
157. Having A Child In The Digital Age (2025-05-08)
158. President Trump's Conflicts Of Interest (2025-05-07)
159. Michelle Williams Insists On Finding Pleasure & Humor Alongside Pain (2025-05-06)
160. Sarah Snook Almost Didn't Audition For 'Succession' (2025-05-05)
161. Best Of: Inside The Pronatalist Movement / Making Sense Of Trauma (2025-05-03)
162. A Story Of Shipwreck, Mutiny And Murder (2025-05-02)
163. Terry Gross Remembers Her Late Husband, Francis Davis (2025-05-01)
164. Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement (2025-04-30)
165. How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America (2025-04-29)
166. How Trauma Shapes Us (2025-04-28)
167. Best Of: 'The Pitt' Star Noah Wyle / 'Sinners' Director Ryan Coogler (2025-04-26)
168. Merle Haggard On Hopping Trains And Doing Time (2025-04-25)
169. Are Kids With ADHD Being Treated Effectively? (2025-04-24)
170. Ryan Coogler Paid A Steep Price For The Films He Made (2025-04-23)
171. America's Path To 'Competitive Authoritarianism' (2025-04-22)
172. Noah Wyle Is At Home In 'The Pitt' (2025-04-21)
173. Best Of: Richard Kind / Melinda French Gates (2025-04-19)
174. A Love Story At The Center Of The Civil Rights Movement (2025-04-18)
175. Starvation In American Jail Cells (2025-04-17)
176. The Real-Life Russian Spies Who Inspired 'The Americans' (2025-04-16)
177. Melinda French Gates On Giving Away Her 'Absurd' Wealth (2025-04-15)
178. Richard Kind Is Glad He's Not That Famous (2025-04-14)
179. Best Of: Jason Isbell / David Tennant (2025-04-12)
180. 'Hacks' Returns! With Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Paul W. Downs (2025-04-11)
181. The Dark Secrets Of Johnson & Johnson (2025-04-10)
182. Trump's Tariffs & The Radical Remaking Of The Global Economy (2025-04-09)
183. The 'Fog Of Delusion' In Biden's Inner Circle (2025-04-08)
184. At 3 Years Old, David Tennant Knew He Wanted To Be Doctor Who (2025-04-07)
185. Best Of: Amanda Knox / 'Adolescence' Co-Creator & Actor Stephen Graham (2025-04-05)
186. Celebrating 20 Years Of 'The Office' (2025-04-04)
187. Jason Isbell On Love, Heartbreak & Songwriting (2025-04-03)
188. ICE Campus Arrests & The 'Struggle For The Soul' Of America (2025-04-02)
189. Writer, Critic & Curator Hilton Als Looks For The Silences (2025-04-01)
190. 'Adolescence' Co-Creator/Actor Asks Not Whodunnit, But Why (2025-03-31)
191. Best Of: A Writer Grapples With A Life-Changing Accident / The Post WWII 'Red Scare' (2025-03-29)
192. After A Friend's Suicide, A Writer Inherits His Grieving Dog (2025-03-28)
193. The Former Jihadist Trying To Remake Syria (2025-03-27)
194. Amanda Knox Is 'Free,' But Is That Enough? (2025-03-26)
195. Inside The 'Mad House' Of Congressional Disfunction (2025-03-25)
196. A Legal Scholar On 10 Laws 'Ruining America' (2025-03-24)
197. Best Of: Seth Rogen / Can The Dems Win Back The Bros? (2025-03-22)
198. 50 Years Of 'Rocky Horror' (2025-03-21)
199. The Political Battle For The Bros (2025-03-20)
200. The Promise & Peril Of AI (2025-03-19)
201. Seth Rogen Lands The 'Tragic' Job Of Studio Head (2025-03-18)
202. The Red Scare & America's Conspiratorial Politics (2025-03-17)
203. Best Of: Comic Bill Burr / Actor Simu Liu (2025-03-15)
204. Texan-Palestinian Comic Mo Amer (2025-03-14)
205. Remembering The South African Playwright Who Defied Apartheid (2025-03-13)
206. Comic Bill Burr [Extended Version] (2025-03-13)
207. The Gutting Of The Department Of Education (2025-03-12)
208. The Campaign To Silence Journalists & Undermine Free Speech (2025-03-11)
209. Comic Bill Burr On Musk, Magic Mushrooms & Healing From His Childhood (2025-03-10)
210. Best Of: Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens / 'White Lotus' Actor Natasha Rothwell (2025-03-08)
211. Remembering New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen (2025-03-07)
212. Actor Simu Liu On Diving In The Dark (2025-03-06)
213. How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur? (2025-03-05)
214. Mardi Gras With New Orleans Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens (2025-03-04)
215. How A Writer's Life Changed In A Second (2025-03-03)
216. Best Of: Growing Up Murdoch / DOGE's Cuts To The Federal Workforce (2025-03-01)
217. Jeremy Strong / Sebastian Stan / Adrien Brody (2025-02-28)
218. Natasha Rothwell Checks Back Into 'The White Lotus' (2025-02-27)
219. The Ripple Effect Of Musk's Government Purge (2025-02-26)
220. The Murdoch Family's Real-Life 'Succession' Rivalry (2025-02-25)
221. The Battle For The Soul Of The Catholic Church (2025-02-24)
222. Best Of: Louis Armstrong's Early Years / Our Anti-Social Century (2025-02-22)
223. Andrew Scott Doesn't See Ripley As A Monster (2025-02-21)
224. A Family Forged By Haiti's Coup (2025-02-20)
225. How Regime Change Happens In America (2025-02-19)
226. What Measles Outbreaks Tell Us About Public Health In America (2025-02-18)
227. Are Trump's Executive Orders Legal? (2025-02-17)
228. Best Of: Sebastian Stan / Questlove On The Genius Of Sly Stone (2025-02-15)
229. 'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz (2025-02-14)
230. 'Nickel Boys' Director RaMell Ross Makes The Camera 'An Organ' (2025-02-13)
231. How Did Elon Musk Become So Powerful In The Trump Administration? (2025-02-12)
232. For Sebastian Stan, 'The Apprentice' Playing In Theaters Was The Win (2025-02-11)
233. Questlove On Sly Stone & The Burden Of Black Genius (2025-02-10)
234. Best Of: Ariana Grande / Inside A Dominatrix's Dungeon (2025-02-08)
235. Remembering British Singer Marianne Faithfull (2025-02-07)
236. A Dominatrix/Writer Takes Readers Into A Dungeon (2025-02-06)
237. Trump's Plan For Gaza / The U.S. Military's Recruiting Crisis (2025-02-05)
238. Ariana Grande Loves Being In A 'Beautiful Coven' (2025-02-04)
239. Parenting A Child With Terminal Cancer (2025-02-03)
240. Best Of: 50 Years Of SNL Musical Guests / Black History Through Blues (2025-02-01)
241. For 'Severance' Star Adam Scott, Work & Life Can't Be Separated (2025-01-31)
242. How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star (2025-01-30)
243. This Anti-Social American Life (2025-01-29)
244. What The Color Blue Tells About Black History (2025-01-28)
245. Questlove Digs Into 50 years Of 'SNL' Musical Hits (And Misses) (2025-01-27)
246. Best Of: Jesse Eisenberg / Pamela Anderson (2025-01-25)
247. Remembering David Lynch (2025-01-24)
248. Trump's Foray Into Cryptocurrency (2025-01-23)
249. Pamela Anderson Is Still Reinventing Herself (2025-01-22)
250. Jesse Eisenberg Hated Bar Mitzvahs As A Kid (2025-01-21)
251. MLK, The Organizer & Radical Thinker (2025-01-20)
252. Best Of: Learning From Silence / Comic Roy Wood Jr. (2025-01-18)
253. The True Story Of Abuse And Injustice Behind 'Nickel Boys' (2025-01-17)
254. The Secret History Of The Rape Kit (2025-01-16)
255. How Losing Everything In A Wildfire Led Pico Iyer To Seek Silence (2025-01-15)
256. Can The U.S. Aquire Greenland? & Other Q's About Trump Foreign Policy (2025-01-14)
257. Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism (2025-01-13)
258. Best Of: Tilda Swinton / Adrien Brody (2025-01-11)
259. Joan Baez / Suze Rotolo / Al Kooper On Dylan (2025-01-10)
260. Remembering Jimmy Carter (Part II) (2025-01-09)
261. Tilda Swinton Thinks About Her Death (2025-01-08)
262. Adrien Brody Was Made For 'The Brutalist' (2025-01-07)
263. Getting In Sync With Your Inner Clock (2025-01-06)
264. Best Of: Comic Ronny Chieng / Writer Miranda July (2025-01-04)
265. Comic Nikki Glaser On Roasts & Hurt Feelings (2025-01-03)
266. Alex Van Halen / Selena Gomez (2025-01-02)
267. Sterling K. Brown Was Told By Hollywood To Lose The "Smart-Guy Thing" (2025-01-01)
268. Mark Ruffalo Hates The Hulk Suit (2024-12-31)
269. Remembering President Jimmy Carter (Part I) (2024-12-30)
270. Maggie Rogers / Kathleen Hanna (2024-12-28)
271. Connie Chung Regrets Being A Good Girl (2024-12-27)
272. Jeremy Strong Sees Acting As An Escape From Self (2024-12-26)
273. Pete Seeger / Bruce Springsteen (2024-12-25)
274. David Byrne's Christmas Playlist (2024-12-24)
275. Jon Batiste, Holiday Edition / Questlove Christmas (2024-12-23)
276. Best Of: Billie Eilish & Finneas / The Colbert Cookbook (2024-12-21)
277. Bonnie Raitt / Francis Ford Coppola (2024-12-20)
278. Miranda July Wants Women To Read Their Inner Lives In 'All Fours' (2024-12-19)
279. The Looming TikTok Ban (2024-12-18)
280. Billie Eilish & Finneas (2024-12-17)
281. Comedian Ronny Chieng Didn't Tell His Parents He Got A 'Daily Show' Job (2024-12-16)
282. Someone Once Told Elton John He Would Never Be A Pop Star (2024-12-15)
283. Best Of: Jon Batiste's 'Beethoven Blues' / Visual Artist Mickalene Thomas (2024-12-14)
284. Cynthia Erivo Sings With 'A Bit Of A Smile' (2024-12-13)
285. Stephen & Evie Colbert Share The Taste Of Home (2024-12-12)
286. The Housing Shortage, Explained (2024-12-11)
287. Actor Danielle Deadwyler 'Overprepared' For 'The Piano Lesson' (2024-12-11)
288. Jon Batiste Almost Got Kicked Out Of Juilliard (2024-12-09)
289. Werner Herzog Isn't The 'Wild Guy' You Think He Is (2024-12-06)
290. Best Of: Folk Musician Jerron Paxton / Lyricist Ira Gershwin's Legacy (2024-12-06)
291. A Cultural History Of Hypochondria (2024-12-05)
292. Trump's 2nd Term & The Economy (2024-12-04)
293. Artist Mickalene Thomas Gives Black Women Their Flowers (2024-12-03)
294. Folk Musician Jerron Paxton Transports Us To the '20s (2024-12-02)
295. Best Of: Making 'The Piano Lesson' / Selena Gomez (2024-11-30)
296. Pharrell Thinks He Sounds Like Mickey Mouse (2024-11-29)
297. A Yo-Yo Ma Thanksgiving (2024-11-28)
298. Canonical Lyricist Ira Gershwin Gets His Due (2024-11-27)
299. The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film (2024-11-26)
300. A Marine's Portrait Of Her Body At Extremes (2024-11-25)